Come Meet the dkNET team and NIDDK Data Science Corner at ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, LA from June 5-8, 2026!

Visit dkNET and the NIDDK Data Science Corner at ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions!

The dkNET team will be attending the ADA 2026 Scientific Sessions Conference this year in New Orleans, LA from June 5-8, 2026! We hope to see you at the dkNET(NIDDK Information Network) booth #2318! This year, we are also excited to host the NIDDK Data Science Corner, your central hub for connecting with NIDDK-supported data science programs!

NIDDK Data Science Corner

dkNET is hosting the NIDDK Data Science Corner, a central spot to connect with NIDDK-supported programs and discover valuable data resources to support your research.

Meet representatives from:

• AMP-CMD

• dkNET

• HIRN PanKbase

• IIDP

• MMPC Live

• RADIANT

• TrialNET

Whether you're generating new ideas or looking for datasets and tools, the NIDDK Data Science Corner has something for you.

Network Reception: Friday, June 5, 2026, 6:30–8:30 PM CT

Booths: #2312, #2318, #2320, #2322, #2324, #2326, #2233 (located next to the poster area in the exhibition hall)

Passport Game: Pick up your passport, collect stamps across participating booths, and return your completed passport to the dkNET booth (#2318) for raffle entry and a chance to receive gifts!

Stop by during the reception or regular exhibit hours!

View the presentation schedule from different programs at ADA2026

Can’t make it in person? Visit our Virtual NIDDK Data Science Corner to learn more anytime!

What’s New at the dkNET Booth #2318

Stop by the dkNET booth to learn more about our new features and funding opportunities: 

• Features Highlights

• Computational Core (New!)

• The new computational core will provide a set of AI/ML resources designed to assist researchers in developing hypotheses and utilizing new AI/ML techniques. Stop by our booth for live demos! Would you like to discuss use cases or be beta users? Stop by our booth or fill out this Google Form indicating your interest!

• Data Science resources

• dkNET provides quick access to resources that can support your data science and research journey. Whether you're looking for grant information, access to high-value datasets, bioinformatics core facilities, or training materials, this section offers valuable resource information to accelerate your work in biomedical research!

• Resource Reports

• dkNET Resource Reports offers a detailed overview of each resource, citation metrics from biomedical literature, information about what resources have been used together and more

• Biomed Resource Watch: A knowledge base allows researchers to check and report issues/validation information about. cell lines, antibodies, and tools!

• FAIR Data Resources

• Are you ready for the NIH New Data Management and Sharing Mandates? We have resources to help you comply with the new mandates.

• Repository Finder (Beta Release): Helping you choose where to share your data! It's your go-to tool for discovering the most suitable repositories for your datasets and for ensuring compliance with FAIR principles and data sharing requirements. Share your feedback here.

• Bioinformatics Learning Hub (Hypothesis Center) 

• Check out these resources/tutorials: Signaling Pathway Projects (SPP) and MMPC Integrator, HIRN Resource Browser, Appyters, T1DKP, MARRVEL, GeneNetwork, and more! 

• Stories of Discovery

• Bioinformatics Core Facility list

• Summer program for students (don't miss the application deadline for 2027!)

• Funding opportunity for investigators

• dkNET demos

• Friendly dkNET team members ready to answer your questions about dkNET!

dkNET Presentation Schedule

Exhibition Hours (dkNET Booth #2318)

• Friday, June 5, 2026: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM CT

• Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7, 2026: 10 AM - 4:00 PM CT

• Monday, June 8, 2026: 10 AM - 2 PM CT

dkNET Booth: dkNET Demo and meet the dkNET Team to learn about new features and funding opportunities

dkNET team members available to chat:

Dr. Jeffrey Grethe, dkNET Principal Investigator, University of California San Diego

Dr. Shuibing Chen, dkNET Principal Investigator. Weill Cornell Medicine College

Dr. Wei Wang, dkNET Principal Investigator, University of California Los Angeles

Dr. Chen Li, dkNET Principal Investigator, University of California Irvine

Dr. Ko-Wei Lin, dkNET Project Manager, University of California San Diego

Location: dkNET Booth #2318 at Exhibition Hall

Panel Discussion/Presentation:

Sunday, June 7, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT, Location: La Nouvelle Orleans C (Level 2)

Symposium - Rising Minds: AI Innovations in Diabetes—NIDDK Early-Career Investigator Symposium

Moderators: 

Dr. Shuibing Chen (dkNET PI)

Dr. Xujing Wang (dkNET NIDDK Program Director)

Two of dkNET AI Pilot Program Awardees will also present:

Leveraging Multimodal Monitoring to Ascertain Intraindividual Diabetes Subphenotypes

Presenter: Dr. Jessilyn Dunn (dkNET AI Pilot Program Awardee)

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Precision Medicine in Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes

Presenter: Dr. Mustafa Tosur (dkNET AI Pilot Program Awardee)

Sunday, June 7, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT, Location: Hall E-3 (Level 1)

Risk Prediction (Session:Ask the Expert - AI and Innovation for Clinical Health Care Delivery in DM)

Presenter: Dr. Wei Wang

Want to meet at a specific date/time to connect with the dkNET team at ADA 2026? Send an email to [email protected] to book a spot.

Interested in receiving newsletter including funding opportunities, webinars, events, dkNET new features, and new research tools? Here is a link that you can sign up: https://dknet.org/about/maillist

I want to learn more about dkNET. Where can I find resources and brochures?

Please go to: https://dknet.org/data-science-corner/virtual-booth-dknet

Hope to see you there!

Best regards,

dkNET Team